WATER O WATER LESSON III CLASS III We

WATER O’ WATER! LESSON III CLASS III

• We cannot live without water. • Water is essential for human beings, animals and birds. • Plants also need water. • Water is the elixir of life.

SOURCES OF WATER • • • We get water from : Lake, Well, Tubewell, Pond, Waterfall Handpump, River, Stream, Sea, Ocean Rain etc. Dal Lake

Waterfall • Well

• • Tubewell , Handpump

• Pond • Stream

• Sea • Rain

Hot Water Spring

Uses of Water We use water for the purpose of : • Drinking • Bathing • Cooking • Cleaning the house • Watering the fields • Watering the plants • Industrial Use

Three Forms of water 1) Solid (Ice) 2) Liquid (Water) 3) Gas ( Water Vapour)

Conserve Every Drop of Water

Every drop of water is precious. • Let us think before turning on our water taps.

Take Short Showers instead of baths everyday.

Turn off the tap while brushing teeth, soaping hands and shaving.

Fix any dripping tap immediately.

Wash dishes in a basin rather than under running water

Avoid flushing unnecessarily. • Check for water leaks in your home regularly.

Do laundry with a full load. • Run washing machine with full loads on alternative days instead of running it with half load daily.

Reuse water • Reuse water after washing fruits and vegetables for watering your plants.

My Placard using seeds.

MAKE ONE POSTER USING WASTE MATERIAL ON SAVE EACH DROP OF WATER

Water – More or Less • Arrange the following on the basis of the amount of water that is needed for each of the activities. Begin with the activity that needs the most water. • Activities : - to bathe, to drink , to clean the house , to water the fields, to knead the dough. • 1 ----------2 ---------3 ------- • 4 -----------

LIST OUT THE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO WITHOUTWATER